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Magnoliopsida
Senna quinquangulata (Rich.) H.S. Irwin & Barneby
EOL Text
Cassia quinquangulata Rich.
Isotype for Chamaefistula klugii Britton & Killip
Catalog Number: US 1456506
Collection: Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Botany
Verification Degree: Original publication and alleged type specimen examined
Preparation: Pressed specimen
Collector(s): G. Klug
Year Collected: 1930
Locality: Umbria., Putumayo, Colombia, South America
Elevation (m): 325 to 325
- Isotype: Britton, N. L. & Killip, E. P. 1936. Ann. New York Acad. Sci. 35: 173.
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Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLDS) Stats
Public Records: 1
Specimens with Barcodes: 5
Species With Barcodes: 1
Trunk and Stem: Trunk and stem are scraped, boiled, and the water used as an anti-venom, by the Guyana Patamona. Leaf and Stem: The Surinam Tirio crush the leaves and bark in a decoction to wash body for fevers. Leaf: Cold water infusion used by Surinam Wayana as wash for exhaustion; decocted for a fever remedy by the French Guiana Wayapi.
Guyana Arawak: lokonanjo. Surinam Arawak: lokonanjo. Surinam Paramaccan: malako-pesi. Surinam Sranan: jorkapesi, jorkapetie. Surinam Tirio: ah-de-me kah-law. Surinam Wayana: pu-nah-tah-wah. Guyana Patamona: a-gai-mar-gai-yik.